Firm size and regional linkages: A typology of manufacturing establishments in southern Spain

Regional Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 571-584

  Romero, Isidoro ^a   Francisco, Javier Santos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Firm size; Forward and backward linkages; Input output; Large enterprises; Microenterprises; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649898177     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400601120262     Document Type: Article

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